Hey all, Dopey here with my first post. I don't really know what I will talk about, but it will be running related. As Goofy said, we ran the 26.2 with Donna in Jacksonville, FL in February but didn't get to finish. Since I was in marathon distance condition, I ran the next marathon in my neck of the woods, the Kentucky Derby Marathon in Louisville, KY on 4/19/14. I ran it in 5 hours flat, which isn't great, but it was my first marathon, a PR, and gave me confidence to finish the Dopey Challenge. Between the 26.2 with Donna and the Kentucky Derby Marathon, I stayed in shape by running the Run the Bluegrass half marathon in Lexington, KY. I generally just try to run easy and don't kill myself for a fast time. I have started doing mile repeats to try and increase my speed and have seen some results.
My most recent training run was Saturday. I ran 11 miles from my apartment to the Arboretum (3 laps around the Arboretum @ 2 miles per lap) and back home. Garmin says my average pace was 9:50 mile. It started raining about a mile in, but stopped by mile 3-4, which was good because it kept me cool and there weren't many people at the Arboretum when I got there. It had cleared by the time I left, so more and more walkers/runner were showing up. Which brings me to my observations from the run. I ran into path hoggers, you know, the people who spread out to block the whole path so you have to run through the grass. They usually don't bother me too much, but when the grass is wet, I don't particularly want to run through it. There was the Meb speed walker imitator. He was walking quickly, swinging his arms wildly and in the middle of the path. Luckily I didn't get a hand to the face. The dog walkers who stand on one side of the path while their dog walks on the other - leash across the path of course. There was an Asian couple walking in the opposite direction on their left hand side (so coming right at me), that I had to go to the left to get around. I figured they may have been from Hong Kong since they drive on the left in HK. Finally, it was the stroller walkers. I know you need a stroller for the little ones, but please don't block the whole path. I'm sure all runners have run into (no pun intended) these types of people. We all just learn to live with them. If you are one of these types of people, please be mindful of the runners. It's much easier for you to keep to one side or take a step or two over to give us a path than for us to turn suddenly or run through the grass. We can all enjoy the great outdoor together!
My most recent training run was Saturday. I ran 11 miles from my apartment to the Arboretum (3 laps around the Arboretum @ 2 miles per lap) and back home. Garmin says my average pace was 9:50 mile. It started raining about a mile in, but stopped by mile 3-4, which was good because it kept me cool and there weren't many people at the Arboretum when I got there. It had cleared by the time I left, so more and more walkers/runner were showing up. Which brings me to my observations from the run. I ran into path hoggers, you know, the people who spread out to block the whole path so you have to run through the grass. They usually don't bother me too much, but when the grass is wet, I don't particularly want to run through it. There was the Meb speed walker imitator. He was walking quickly, swinging his arms wildly and in the middle of the path. Luckily I didn't get a hand to the face. The dog walkers who stand on one side of the path while their dog walks on the other - leash across the path of course. There was an Asian couple walking in the opposite direction on their left hand side (so coming right at me), that I had to go to the left to get around. I figured they may have been from Hong Kong since they drive on the left in HK. Finally, it was the stroller walkers. I know you need a stroller for the little ones, but please don't block the whole path. I'm sure all runners have run into (no pun intended) these types of people. We all just learn to live with them. If you are one of these types of people, please be mindful of the runners. It's much easier for you to keep to one side or take a step or two over to give us a path than for us to turn suddenly or run through the grass. We can all enjoy the great outdoor together!
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